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The bike collection of Robin Williams

25 points by cainxinth 3y ago

dvh 3y ago
Context?
- 082349872349872 3y ago
  Back in the times of Schopenhauer, [english officer] conversation revolved around a trinity of topics: horses, hounds, and women. Back in twentieth century Silicon Valley, [sw geek] conversation revolved around a trinity of topics: bikes, computers, and women. https://richardswsmith.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/schopenhauers-wager/ https://richardswsmith.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/schopenhauer...
azhenley 3y ago
This is a better link that gives some details: https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/the-bike-collection-of-robin-williams-california-usa?lang=EN https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/the-bike-collection-of-robin...
ddtaylor 3y ago
Very interesting. Did Robin Williams ever talk about cycling or share his views?
- justinator 3y ago
  “My favorite thing to do is ride a bicycle. I ride road bikes. And for me, it’s mobile meditation.”
082349872349872 3y ago
Isn't "quiver" the proper collective noun for bikes? (but does it include, as according to TFA, unicycles?)
- pelagic_sky 3y ago
  I've always used quiver to describe a collection of surfboards. But wouldnt be surprised to see it used on other objects as well.
AirMax98 3y ago
Love seeing the range here, from the worst bike I can think of actually riding (IRO hi-ten with heavy ass Velocity deep v’s) to probably my most aspirational frame (Merlin titanium). Thinking back on the worst bike I ever owned right now, a jacked up, semi-frontalled cro-mo Bianchi Pista that I bought off a handsome firefighter in the Bronx. This shit had cruiser bars flipped like a reverse bullhorn when I picked it up, crazy. When I locked the cranks on it I could feel the whole frame flex. I seriously was never worried that anything would ever happen to it… as close to a no-lock bike I ever had.
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kylecazar 3y ago
In Conan's tribute, he told a really wholesome story about a bike Robin gifted him during a hard time. It stuck with me for some reason. https://youtu.be/b_6wYQC9n3U?si=laraKw15n2ERu8yf https://youtu.be/b_6wYQC9n3U?si=laraKw15n2ERu8yf
jerlam 3y ago
Cyclists know that the right number of bikes is N+1, where N is the number of currently owned bikes. I love the variety of bikes displayed here, from racy carbon fiber (Pinarello, Trek OCLV, Kestral), steel (Waterford, De Barnardi, Soma, Ritchey), trendy-at-the-time titanium (Litespeed, Merlin), and experimental (Calfee, Trek Y-Frame, Delta 7).
1letterunixname 3y ago
De rigueur for SF. I was slightly sad there wasn't a Dahon among the list. When I was a kid, I rode around the foothills of Almaden Valley and the Santa Cruz mountains. Flying Bernal Road or Harwood Road after slogging up steep roads was a reward of its own. Probably why I went to UC Davis.* ;] * Its logo is a bicycle.
nunez 3y ago
That is a SICK collection.

25 points by cainxinth 3y ago

dvh 3y ago

Context?

082349872349872 3y ago
Back in the times of Schopenhauer, [english officer] conversation revolved around a trinity of topics: horses, hounds, and women. Back in twentieth century Silicon Valley, [sw geek] conversation revolved around a trinity of topics: bikes, computers, and women. https://richardswsmith.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/schopenhauers-wager/ https://richardswsmith.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/schopenhauer...

azhenley 3y ago

This is a better link that gives some details: https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/the-bike-collection-of-robin-williams-california-usa?lang=EN https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/the-bike-collection-of-robin...

ddtaylor 3y ago

Very interesting. Did Robin Williams ever talk about cycling or share his views?

justinator 3y ago
“My favorite thing to do is ride a bicycle. I ride road bikes. And for me, it’s mobile meditation.”

082349872349872 3y ago

Isn't "quiver" the proper collective noun for bikes? (but does it include, as according to TFA, unicycles?)

pelagic_sky 3y ago
I've always used quiver to describe a collection of surfboards. But wouldnt be surprised to see it used on other objects as well.

AirMax98 3y ago

Love seeing the range here, from the worst bike I can think of actually riding (IRO hi-ten with heavy ass Velocity deep v’s) to probably my most aspirational frame (Merlin titanium). Thinking back on the worst bike I ever owned right now, a jacked up, semi-frontalled cro-mo Bianchi Pista that I bought off a handsome firefighter in the Bronx. This shit had cruiser bars flipped like a reverse bullhorn when I picked it up, crazy. When I locked the cranks on it I could feel the whole frame flex. I seriously was never worried that anything would ever happen to it… as close to a no-lock bike I ever had.

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kylecazar 3y ago

In Conan's tribute, he told a really wholesome story about a bike Robin gifted him during a hard time. It stuck with me for some reason. https://youtu.be/b_6wYQC9n3U?si=laraKw15n2ERu8yf https://youtu.be/b_6wYQC9n3U?si=laraKw15n2ERu8yf

jerlam 3y ago

Cyclists know that the right number of bikes is N+1, where N is the number of currently owned bikes. I love the variety of bikes displayed here, from racy carbon fiber (Pinarello, Trek OCLV, Kestral), steel (Waterford, De Barnardi, Soma, Ritchey), trendy-at-the-time titanium (Litespeed, Merlin), and experimental (Calfee, Trek Y-Frame, Delta 7).

1letterunixname 3y ago

De rigueur for SF. I was slightly sad there wasn't a Dahon among the list. When I was a kid, I rode around the foothills of Almaden Valley and the Santa Cruz mountains. Flying Bernal Road or Harwood Road after slogging up steep roads was a reward of its own. Probably why I went to UC Davis.* ;] * Its logo is a bicycle.

nunez 3y ago

That is a SICK collection.